South Africa has exported its first batch of lychee to the USA in December 2015, said the country’s department of agriculture, forestry and fisheries
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C-MRF launched by COMESA to improve grain trade
The COMESA Mutual Recognition Framework (C-MRF) has been launched to facilitate grain trade between COMESA nations
Rwanda aims for US$140mn annually as export returns through horticulture
Rwanda is depending on its horticulture sector to fetch export returns worth around US$140mn annually by the end of the decade
DuPont and Dow Chemical sign US$140bn merger; to create agriculture company
DuPont and Dow Chemical Company have signed a US$140bn merger that will give rise to one major agriculture-centric venture in addition to two other companies
AgDevCo’s initiative to boost smallholder farmer incomes in Africa
AgDevCo, in partnership with The MasterCard Foundation, has announced a US$15.4mn initiative to boost the incomes of smallholder farmers in seven African countries